MOSCOW, January 11. /TASS/. Negotiations between Russia and the United States regarding a Ukrainian settlement have continued unabated, despite earlier challenges stemming from Washington’s efforts to exert pressure on Moscow. Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics and an expert at the Valdai Discussion Club, has told TASS that in all likelihood US President Donald Trump will soon realize the futility of these attempts.
Suslov highlighted media reports about a potential meeting in Paris involving Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, alongside US Special Representative Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and an entrepreneur. "The negotiations are ongoing; they haven’t been interrupted," Suslov emphasized. "However, it’s important to note that recently, especially at the start of 2026 and in early January, we’ve observed a resurgence in US pressure on Russia. This new wave aims to extract concessions from Moscow on the Ukrainian settlement, which naturally delays a resolution of the conflict in the short term."
